Chords for Beartracks (Old Slew Foot)
Tempo:
117.4 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
C#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
Okay, this next song we're going to do is called Bear Tracks.
key of B.
the G chords.
it's kind of tricky with your ear.
chord sometimes,
the four chord.
acapella.
they call it Old Slew Foot.
key of B.
the G chords.
it's kind of tricky with your ear.
chord sometimes,
the four chord.
acapella.
they call it Old Slew Foot.
100% ➙ 117BPM
B
F#
E
C#m
G#
B
F#
E
Okay, this next song we're going to do is called Bear Tracks.
It's in the key of B.
So you're going to capo up four _ and play the G chords.
And the thing to remember about this song is it's kind of tricky with your ear.
It sounds like it's going to a D chord sometimes,
but it's really only going to the C chord, the four chord.
So we're going to start it off acapella.
_ It's called Bear Tracks or sometimes they call it Old Slew Foot.
But in the olden days, it was called Bear Tracks.
Okay, so it starts off acapella.
We'll strum the guitar to get our pitch so we make sure our pitch is correct.
_ _ _ High on a mountain, tell me what do you see?
[C] _
Bear tracks, bear tracks coming [B] after me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ High on a mountain, tell me what do you see?
Bear tracks, bear [E] tracks coming after [B] me.
_ _ Better get your rifle before it's too late.
Bear's got a little pig and headed [B] for the gate.
[F#] Well, he's big cross the middle [B] and he's brought across a rump.
[F#] Making 90 miles an hour, [B] taking 30 feet a jump.
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks [F#] say he looks a [E] lot [B] like me.
Okay, that time I went to the other C, okay?
_ _ Saved up my money and bought me some bees.
Started making honey way up in the trees.
Cut down the trees, the honey's all gone.
Old Slew Foot just [F#] made himself a [B] home.
Well, he's big cross the middle and [B] he's brought across a rump.
[F#] Making 90 miles an hour, [B] taking 30 feet a jump.
Never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks say he [E] looks a lot like me. _ _ _ _
_ _ Winter's a-coming, it's 40 below.
_ River's frozen over, oh [B] where will he go?
_ I'll chase him through the gully and into the well.
Shoot him in the bottom, [E] just listen [B] to him yell.
_ [F#] Well, he's big cross the middle and [B] he's brought across a rump.
[F#] Making 90 miles an hour, taking [B] 30 feet a jump.
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks [C#m] say he looks a [B] lot like me.
_ _ Some folks say [C#m] he looks a lot _ [F#] _ _ _
like [B] me. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Okay, remembering once again, [G#] when you go to your [F#] D chord,
just strum your middle strings and bottom strings. _
Okay, you don't want [F#] to strum clear up here,
because it sounds really bad if you get [G#] way up here on these low notes.
[F#] _
_ _ _ See, sounds terrible, so make sure on your D chord you're getting middle _ _ and middle and the bottom three strings in your strum.
Okay, now if you have trouble going fast, just strum little strums.
_ _ Okay, instead of great big strums.
You don't want to do this, just little strums. _
_ _ Anytime there's a fast song, you can play faster by just keeping your strums little. _ _ _ _ _
It's in the key of B.
So you're going to capo up four _ and play the G chords.
And the thing to remember about this song is it's kind of tricky with your ear.
It sounds like it's going to a D chord sometimes,
but it's really only going to the C chord, the four chord.
So we're going to start it off acapella.
_ It's called Bear Tracks or sometimes they call it Old Slew Foot.
But in the olden days, it was called Bear Tracks.
Okay, so it starts off acapella.
We'll strum the guitar to get our pitch so we make sure our pitch is correct.
_ _ _ High on a mountain, tell me what do you see?
[C] _
Bear tracks, bear tracks coming [B] after me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ High on a mountain, tell me what do you see?
Bear tracks, bear [E] tracks coming after [B] me.
_ _ Better get your rifle before it's too late.
Bear's got a little pig and headed [B] for the gate.
[F#] Well, he's big cross the middle [B] and he's brought across a rump.
[F#] Making 90 miles an hour, [B] taking 30 feet a jump.
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks [F#] say he looks a [E] lot [B] like me.
Okay, that time I went to the other C, okay?
_ _ Saved up my money and bought me some bees.
Started making honey way up in the trees.
Cut down the trees, the honey's all gone.
Old Slew Foot just [F#] made himself a [B] home.
Well, he's big cross the middle and [B] he's brought across a rump.
[F#] Making 90 miles an hour, [B] taking 30 feet a jump.
Never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks say he [E] looks a lot like me. _ _ _ _
_ _ Winter's a-coming, it's 40 below.
_ River's frozen over, oh [B] where will he go?
_ I'll chase him through the gully and into the well.
Shoot him in the bottom, [E] just listen [B] to him yell.
_ [F#] Well, he's big cross the middle and [B] he's brought across a rump.
[F#] Making 90 miles an hour, taking [B] 30 feet a jump.
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed.
Some folks [C#m] say he looks a [B] lot like me.
_ _ Some folks say [C#m] he looks a lot _ [F#] _ _ _
like [B] me. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Okay, remembering once again, [G#] when you go to your [F#] D chord,
just strum your middle strings and bottom strings. _
Okay, you don't want [F#] to strum clear up here,
because it sounds really bad if you get [G#] way up here on these low notes.
[F#] _
_ _ _ See, sounds terrible, so make sure on your D chord you're getting middle _ _ and middle and the bottom three strings in your strum.
Okay, now if you have trouble going fast, just strum little strums.
_ _ Okay, instead of great big strums.
You don't want to do this, just little strums. _
_ _ Anytime there's a fast song, you can play faster by just keeping your strums little. _ _ _ _ _